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SIMPLEX

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Definition (1910 Edition)

and under timber, and likewise timber when cut down, under twenty years’ growth; titheable wood. 3 Salk. 347.

Lat. Simple; single; pure; unqualified.

ate church, ‘or any other ecclesiastical benefice, as distinguished from a cure of souls. It may therefore be held with any parochial cure, without coming under the prohibitions against pluralities. arton.—Simplez dictum. In old BDaglish fear Simple averment; mere assertion without Sg eat er justitiarius. In old records. Simple justice. A name sometimes given to a puisne justice. Cowell. —Simplex loquela. In old English practice. imple speech; the mere declaration or plaint of a plaintiff.—-Simplex obligatio. A single obligation; a bond without a condition.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.